Event name: | CA-10-005 | |
Country: | CANADA | |
Nature of the harmful event: |
Mass mortalities | |
Event directly affected: |
Aquaculture Fish | |
Toxicity detected: | No | |
Associated syndrome: | OTHER | |
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Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: | Yes (Harmful Algae Monitoring Program) | |
Event occurred before in this location: | Yes | |
Individuals to contact: | HAIGH, Nicky |
Location: | Latitude: 50.469722, Longitude: -127.879722 | |
General location information: |
Upper West coast of Vancouver Island, Pacific Region HAB Area code(s): CA-35 |
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Additional location information: | Quatsino Sound; bloom affected two farm sites | |
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Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): | First detection: 2010-07-15, | |
Additional date-related information: | Bloom lasted about two weeks |
Causative organism known: | Yes | |
Causative Species/Genus: |
Heterosigma akashiwo
(2 000 000 cells/L)
spiky, |
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Chlorophyll concentration, if known: | µg/l | |
Additional bloom information: | Bloom not stratified. Cell counts increased later in the bloom, but mortalities decreased. | |
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